MINIMUM WAGE-FIXING MACHINERY CONVENTION, 1928 (N° 26)
Ratifying ILO Members must create or keep a system for setting minimum wages in certain trades with low wages and no effective wage-fixing arrangements.
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Ratifying ILO Members must create or keep a system for setting minimum wages in certain trades with low wages and no effective wage-fixing arrangements. A ratifying Member may decide where the minimum wage-fixing machinery applies, after consulting worker and employer organisations if any. Members may choose the minimum-wage machinery, but employers and workers must be consulted and involved, and fixed minimum wage rates are binding unless an authorized exception applies. Members must use supervision and sanctions to inform affected employers and workers about minimum wage rates and prevent payment below those rates. A worker paid less than the applicable minimum rates may recover the underpaid amount through legal proceedings, subject to any time limit set by national law or regulations. Each ratifying Member must send the International Labour Office an annual general statement about minimum wage-fixing application.
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Article 1
Ratifying ILO Members must create or keep a system for setting minimum wages in certain trades with low wages and no effective wage-fixing arrangements.
Ingingo ya mbere Article 1 Article 1 gihugu 1. Buri kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje cyiyemeza aya Masezerano burundu gushyiraho cyangwa gusigasira uburyo runaka butuma hashobora kugenwa ingano fatizo y'imishahara igenerwa abakozi bakorera ibigo by'ubucuruzi cyangwa ibyiciro bibigize (cyane mu bucuruzi bukorerwa imbere mu gihugu) aho bugenga imishahara hagendewe ku masezerano rusange cyangwa ubundi buryo cyangwa se aho imishahara iri hasi mu buryo bwihariye. buhasanzwe buryo nta 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to create or maintain machinery whereby minimum rates of wages can be fixed for workers employed in certain of the trades or parts of trades (and in particular in home working trades) in which no arrangements exist for the effective regulation of wages by collective agreement or otherwise and wages are exceptionally low. de l’Organisation 1. Tout membre internationale du Travail qui ratifie la présente convention s’engage à instituer ou à conserver des méthodes permettant de fixer des les taux minima de salaires pour travailleurs employés dans des industries ou parties d’industries (et en particulier dans les industries à domicile) où il n’existe pas de régime efficace pour la fixation des salaires par voie de contrat collectif ou autrement et où les salaires sont exceptionnellement bas. 2. Muri aya Masezerano, ijambo "ubucuruzi" rikubiyemo gukora ibicuruzwa n'ubucuruzi. 2. For the purpose of this Convention, the term trades includes manufacture and commerce. 2. Le mot « industries », aux fins de la présente convention, comprend les industries de transformation et le commerce. - 2 Verify source ↗
Article 2
A ratifying Member may decide where the minimum wage-fixing machinery applies, after consulting worker and employer organisations if any.
Ingingo ya 2 Article 2 Article 2 kigize gihugu Buri Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje burundu aya Masezerano kigira ubwisanzure mu gufata umwanzuro, nyuma yo kungurana ibitekerezo y'abakozi n'imiryango n'abakoresha bo mu bucuruzi cyangwa ibyiciro byabwo irebwa n'aya Masezerano, iyo ihari, by'umwihariko cyangwa ibyiciro byabwo by'imbere mu gihugu ubwo buryo bwo kugena imishahara fatizo buvugwa mu ngingo ya mbere bukoreshwa. aho ubucuruzi Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall be free to decide, after consultation with the organisations, if any, of workers and employers in the trade or part of trade concerned, in which trades or parts of trades, and in particular in which home working trades or parts of such trades, the minimum wage- fixing machinery referred to in Article 1 shall be applied. Chaque membre qui ratifie la présente convention a la liberté de décider, après consultation des organisations patronales et ouvrières, s’il en existe pour l’industrie ou partie d’industrie en question, à quelles industries ou parties d’industries, et en particulier à quelles industries à domicile ou parties de ces industries, seront appliquées les méthodes de fixation des salaires minima prévues à l’article 1. 3 - 3 Verify source ↗
Article 3
Members may choose the minimum-wage machinery, but employers and workers must be consulted and involved, and fixed minimum wage rates are binding unless an authorized exception applies.
Ingingo ya 3 Article 3 Article 3 gihugu 1. Buri kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje burundu aya Masezerano gifite ubwisanzure mu gufata umwanzuro ku miterere y'uburyo bwo kugena imishahara fatizo, n'uburyo bwo kubukurikiza. 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall be free to decide the nature and form of the minimum wage-fixing machinery, and the methods to be followed in its operation. 1. Chaque membre qui ratifie la présente convention a la liberté de déterminer les méthodes de fixation des salaires minima ainsi que les modalités de leur application. 2. Icyakora, 2. Provided that, 2. Toutefois, (1) Mbere yo gukoresha ubwo buryo mu bucuruzi cyangwa mu byiciro byabwo, abahagarariye abakoresha n'abakozi bureba, barimo n'abahagarariye imiryango yabo bwite, iyo ihari, bagishwa inama kimwe n'abandi bantu abo ari bo bose, by'umwihariko bafite ibisabwa kuri uwo mwuga cyangwa ku mirimo bakora, urwego rubifitiye ubushobozi rwabona ko bakwiye kuba bagishwa inama; workers concerned, their (1) Before the machinery is applied in a trade or part of trade, representatives of the employers and including respective representatives organisations, if any, shall be consulted as well as any other persons, being specially qualified for the purpose by their trade or functions, whom it expedient to consult; the competent authority deems of (1) Avant d’appliquer les méthodes à une industrie ou partie d’industrie déterminée, les représentants des employeurs et travailleurs intéressés, y compris les représentants de leurs organisations respectives, si de telles organisations existent, devront être consultés, personnes, ainsi spécialement qualifiées à cet égard par leur profession ou leurs fonctions, auxquelles l’autorité compétente jugerait opportun de s’adresser; toutes autres que (2) Abakoresha n'abakozi bireba bafatanyiriza hamwe gushyira mu bikorwa ubwo buryo, mu buryo no ku rwego bigenwa hakurikijwe amategeko n'amabwiriza ya buri gihugu, ariko uko bishoboka, bigakorwa mu mibare no mu buryo bingana; (2) The employers and workers concerned shall be associated in the operation of the machinery, in such manner and to such extent, but in any case in equal numbers and on equal terms, as may be determined by national laws or regulations; (2) Les employeurs et travailleurs intéressés devront participer à l’application des méthodes, sous la forme et dans la mesure qui pourront être déterminées par la législation nationale, mais, dans tous les cas, en nombre égal et sur un pied d’égalité; 4 fatizo y'imishahara yamaze Ingano (3) gushyirwaho itegeko ku bakoresha iba n'abakozi ntishobora kugabanywa na bo bagendeye ku masezerano yihariye hagati y'umukoresha n'umukozi cyangwa se ku masezerano rusange, cyeretse igihe urwego rubifitiye ububasha rutanze uburenganzira rusange cyangwa bwihariye. (3) Minimum rates of wages which have been fixed shall be binding on the employers and workers concerned so as not to be subject to abatement by them by individual agreement, nor, except with general or particular authorisation of the competent authority, by collective agreement. (3) Les taux minima de salaires qui auront été fixés seront obligatoires pour les employeurs et travailleurs intéressés; ils ne pourront être abaissés par eux ni par accord individuel, ni, sauf autorisation générale ou particulière de l’autorité compétente, par contrat collectif. - 4 Verify source ↗
Article 4
Members must use supervision and sanctions to inform affected employers and workers about minimum wage rates and prevent payment below those rates. A worker paid less than the applicable minimum rates may recover the underpaid amount through legal proceedings, subject to any time limit set by national law or regulations.
Ingingo ya 4 Article 4 Article 4 gihugu 1. Buri kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje ingamba burundu aya Masezerano gifata zikwiye, cyifashishije uburyo bw'igenzura n'ubw’ibihano, zo gutuma, ku ruhande rumwe, abakoresha n'abakozi bireba bamenya neza amakuru ajyanye n'ingano fatizo y'imishahara ikurikizwa ndetse, ku ruhande, imishahara ihembwa itaba munsi y'iyo ngano aho bishobora gukorwa. rundi urebwa n'ingano 2. Umukozi fatizo y'umushahara akaba yarahembwe umushahara uri munsi yayo agira uburenganzira bwo kwishyuza w’amafaranga atahembwe binyuze mu nkiko cyangwa mu zindi nzira z'amategeko, mu gihe gishobora kugenwa n'amategeko cyangwa n’ amabwiriza y'igihugu. umubare 1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take the necessary measures, by way of a system of supervision and sanctions, to ensure that the employers and workers concerned are informed of the minimum rates of wages in force and that wages are not paid at less than these rates in cases where they are applicable. 1. Tout membre qui ratifie la présente convention doit prendre les mesures nécessaires, au moyen d’un système de contrôle et de sanctions, pour que, d’une part, les employeurs et travailleurs intéressés aient connaissance des taux minima des salaires en vigueur et que, d’autre part, les salaires effectivement versés ne soient pas inférieurs aux taux minima applicables. 2.A worker to whom the minimum rates are applicable and who has been paid wages at less than these rates shall be entitled to recover, by judicial or other legalised proceedings, the amount by which he has been underpaid, subject to such limitation of time as may be determined by national laws or regulations. 2. Tout travailleur auquel les taux minima sont applicables et qui a reçu des salaires inférieurs à ces taux doit avoir le droit, par voie judiciaire ou autre voie légale, de recouvrer le montant de la somme qui lui reste due, dans le délai qui pourra être fixé par la législation nationale. 5 - 5 Verify source ↗
Article 5
Each ratifying Member must send the International Labour Office an annual general statement about minimum wage-fixing application.
Ingingo ya 5 Article 5 Article 5 kigize gihugu Buri Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje burundu aya Masezerano, buri mwaka kimenyesha Ibiro Mpuzamahanga byita ku Murimo raporo rusange igaragaza urutonde rw'ubucuruzi cyangwa ibyiciro by'ubucuruzi byakurikijwemo kugena uburyo imishahara fatizo, inerekana inzira ishyirwa ryaciyemo mu bikorwa n'umusaruro warivuyemo kandi igaragaza, mu ncamake, y'abakozi byagezeho, y'imishahara yashyizweho, n'ibindi bisabwa by'ingenzi, iyo bihari, bifasha mu gukurikiza ingano fatizo y’imishahara yashyizweho. runaka fatizo imibare ingano ry’ubwo buryo bwo Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall communicate annually to the International Labour Office a general statement giving a list of the trades or parts of trades in which the minimum wage-fixing machinery has been applied, indicating the methods as well as the results of the application of the machinery and, in summary form, the approximate numbers of workers covered, the minimum rates of wages fixed, and the more important of the other conditions, if any, established relevant to the minimum rates. ratifie Tout membre qui la présente convention doit communiquer chaque année au Bureau international du Travail un exposé général donnant la liste des industries ou parties d’industries dans lesquelles ont été appliquées des méthodes de fixation des salaires minima et faisant connaître les modalités d’application de ces méthodes ainsi que leurs résultats. Cet exposé comprendra des indications sommaires sur les nombres approximatifs de travailleurs soumis à cette réglementation, les taux de salaires minima fixés et, le cas échéant, les autres mesures les plus relatives aux salaires minima. importantes - 6 Verify source ↗
Article 6
Formal ratifications of the Convention must be sent to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.
Ingingo ya 6 Article 6 Article 6 burundu ibisabwa aya Masezerano Kwemeza biteganywa mu hakurikijwe Masexerano mpuzamahanga ashyiraho Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo bimenyeshwa Umuyobozi Mukuru w'Ibiro Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo kugira ngo byandikwe. the conditions The formal ratifications of this Convention the under Constitution of International Labour Organisation shall be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration. forth the set in Les ratifications officielles de la présente convention, dans les conditions établies par la Constitution de l’Organisation internationale du Travail, au Directeur général du Bureau international du Travail et par lui enregistrées. communiquées seront 6 - 7 Verify source ↗
Article 7
The Convention becomes binding and starts to apply only after ratifications are registered, with a 12-month delay in the stated cases.
Ingingo ya 7 Article 7 Article 7 1. Aya Masezerano areba gusa ibihugu bigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo, kuyemeza burundu kwabyo kwanditswe mu Biro Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo. 1.This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members whose ratifications have been registered with the International Labour Office. 1. La présente convention ne liera que les membres de l’Organisation internationale du Travail dont la ratification aura été enregistrée au Bureau international du Travail. 2. Atangira gukurikizwa nyuma y’amezi cumi n’abiri uhereye ku itariki kuyemeza burundu bigize Umuryango kw'ibihugu Mpuzamahanga Murimo kwandikiweho n'Umuyobozi Mukuru. bibiri wita ku 2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members International Labour Organisation have been registered with the Director-General. the of 2. Elle entrera en vigueur douze mois après que les ratifications de deux membres auront été enregistrées par le Directeur Général. 3. Nyuma yaho, aya Masezerano atangira gukurikizwa ku gihugu icyo ari cyo cyose kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo nyuma y'amezi cumi n’abiri uhereye ku itariki kuyemeza burundu kwacyo kwandikiweho. 3.Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has be registered. 3. Par la suite, cette convention entrera en vigueur pour chaque membre douze mois après la date où sa ratification aura été enregistrée. - 8 Verify source ↗
Article 8
After two Members’ ratifications are registered, the Director-General must notify all Members; he must also notify later ratifications communicated by other Members.
Ingingo ya 8 Article 8 Article 8 burundu bibiri aya Masezerano Kwemeza kw'ibihugu bigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo kucyandikwa mu Biro Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo, abimenyesha Umuyobozi Mukuru Umuryango ibihugu Mpuzamahanga ku Murimo. wita Anabimenyesha kandi iyandikwa ry'ukundi kwemezwa burundu kw’aya Masezerano ashobora kumenyeshwa nyuma n'ibindi ahita bigize byose As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour Organisation have been registered with the International Labour Office, the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall so notify all the Members of the International Labour Organisation. He shall likewise notify them of the registration of the ratifications which may be communicated subsequently by other Members of the Organisation. les ratifications de deux Aussitôt que membres de l’Organisation internationale du Travail auront été enregistrées au Bureau international du Travail, le Directeur Général du Bureau international du Travail notifiera ce fait à tous les membres de l’Organisation internationale du Travail. Il leur notifiera également l’enregistrement des ratifications qui lui seront ultérieurement communiquées par tous autres membres de l’Organisation. 7 bihugu bigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo. - 9 Verify source ↗
Article 9
A ratifying Member may denounce the Convention after 10 years, through the Director-General, and the denunciation takes effect 1 year after registration.
Ingingo ya 9 Article 9 Article 9 nyuma gihugu y'irangira 1. Buri kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje gishobora aya Masezerano burundu kuyivanamo ry'igihe cy'imyaka itariki aya icumi uhereye ku Masezerano yatangiriyeho gukurikizwa bwa nyandiko kimenyesheje mu mbere, Umuyobozi Mukuru w'Ibiro Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo kugira ngo akwandike. Uko kwivana muri aya Masezerano ntikugira agaciro nyuma y’umwaka umwe uhereye ku itariki Biro Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo. kwandikiweho mu gihugu 2. Buri kigize Umuryango Mpuzamahanga wita ku Murimo cyemeje burundu aya Masezerano ariko, mu gihe cy'umwaka umwe ukurikira irangira ry'igihe cy'imyaka icumi ivugwa mu gika kibanziririza iki, bwo kuyivanamo buteganywa muri iyi ngingo, kirebwa na yo mu kindi gihe cy'imyaka itanu, hanyuma kikaba gishobora kuyivanamo ku irangira rya buri gihe cy’imyaka itanu mu buryo buteganywa n'iyi ngingo. uburenganzira ntigikoreshe 1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered with the International Labour Office. 1. Tout membre ayant ratifié la présente convention peut la dénoncer à l’expiration d’une période de dix années après la date de la mise en vigueur initiale de la convention, par un acte communiqué au Directeur général du Bureau international du Travail, et par lui enregistré. La dénonciation ne prendra effet qu’une année après avoir été enregistrée au Bureau international du Travail. 2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and which does not, within the year following the expiration of the period of ten years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation provided for in this Article, will be bound for another period of five years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each period of five years under the terms provided for in this Article. 2. Tout membre ayant ratifié la présente convention qui, dans le délai d’une année après l’expiration de la période de dix années mentionnée au paragraphe précédent, ne fera pas usage de la faculté de dénonciation prévue par le présent article, sera lié pour une nouvelle période de cinq années et, par la suite, pourra dénoncer la présente convention à l’expiration de chaque période de cinq années dans les conditions prévues au présent article. 8 - 10 Verify source ↗
Article 10
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office must, when it considers necessary, report to the General Conference on how this Convention is working and consider whether to put revision of the Convention on the Conference agenda.
Ingingo ya 10 Article 10 Article 10 Igihe cyose, Inama y'Ubutegetsi y'Ibiro ibonye ari Mpuzamahanga by’Umurimo ngombwa, imurikira Inama Rusange raporo y'uko aya Masezerano yubahirijwe ndetse iyo gihari, cyo ikanasuzuma, gushyira ku murongo w'ibyigirwa mu Nama ikibazo cyo kuyavugurura yose uko yakabaye cyangwa igice cyayo. icyifuzo, At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of the International Labour Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of this Convention and shall examine the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part. d’administration Chaque fois qu’il le jugera nécessaire, le du Bureau Conseil international du Travail présentera à la conférence sur l’application de la présente convention et examinera s’il y a lieu d’inscrire à l’ordre du jour de la Conférence la question de sa révision totale ou partielle. générale rapport un - 11 Verify source ↗
Article 11
The French and English texts of the Convention are both authentic and have equal authority.
Ingingo ya 11 Article 11 Article 11 Inyandiko z'aya Masezerano ziri mu ndimi z'Igifaransa n'Icyongereza zinganya agaciro. The French and English Convention shall both be authentic. texts of this Les textes français et anglais de la présente convention feront foi l’un et l’autre. 9
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